Blizzard Weather Spurs Markets On Chicago Grain Trade
Blizzard conditions boosted corn and wheat futures with firm closes. January and May corn rose to near 1.39 and 1.85 dollars, while oats slipped. hogs led higher in provisions as British meat outlook supported gains. Domestic shipping slowed though exporters moved about 300000 bushels. receipts were light, lifting replenishment concerns.
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Chicago
Long Commission Co
Northwen
Carlota
Minneapolis
Duluth
Winnipeg
Chicago and Midwest Grain and Market Prices Chronicle
Dec 25 reports show wheat prices across major markets with No 1 red at 2.28, corn mixed and yellow varieties around 1.45, oats around 0.60s, and various regional quotes from St Louis Peoria Kansas City Minneapolis and Omaha. Hogs and other farm product prices are listed with carload quotes and milling products, plus local market notes on hay, rye, and poultry.
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Chicago
Hiraanan City
Kansas City
Minnespolis
Minneapolis
Oamaha
Omaha
New York
Middle West
Rye and Barley Prices and Red Cross Notes
Dec 25 report lists rye and barley prices and bond notes, then details Richfield Red Cross branch activities from 1918, including annual dues, dinners, suppers, donations, and piano sales, with totals and a final balance. Also a festive closing line about a girl and hats.
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Akers
Richfield Red Croan
Richfield Red Croas
Cence Eee
Geo. F. Rice
New Red Cross
Huttons
Lee Seeveeees
Myrtle Oltker
New Red Cross Duttons
Ninnita Fugselman
Earl Rice
Juno
Unday
Old Folks Day Collection
Nell
Tikes
Center School
Fred Oltker
Mont Bums
Faris Moore
Filila Franks
Wallace McKinney Sale
Escees
Corn and grain markets weigh effects of blizzard
The market faced limited outside interest as a broad blizzard hit the corn belt reducing movement but potentially boosting feeding. Oats remained heavy with lower samples and possible embargoes due to oversupply. Stocks were swayed by tax law expectations and fears over railroad interstate commerce control in Washington.
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Senate
House
Washington
Inter-State Commerce Committee
Stocks in New York drift through holiday market
On December 25 the New York stock market showed declines across metals, utilities, and rails with Anaconda and American Smelting hit hardest. Rail stocks Brooklyn Transit and Manhattan Railways weakened. Studebaker fell as motors carried lower. Volume reached 425,000 shares while call money rose to 5 percent. Old United States bonds unchanged. total par value sales $16,575,000.
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New York
Anaconda
Brooklyn Transit
Interborough Consolidated
Manhattan
Studebaker
Ars
United States Steel
United States
iAm
A. Tland T
Am. Loco
Atchison
Can. Pac
C. M
St. P
N. W
Erie
Nih.andii
BLK Nor, Pac
Ud Penn
Peoples Gas
Rock Island
Pac
Oey Studebaker
Union Pac
UL S. Steel
Steel
West, Union
ROT Shay
Willys-Over
Quotations and hog market steady as weather halts sales
The Quotations in All the Local Markets Remained the Same on Day Before Christmas. The hog market remained steady Tuesday and no changes were reported in other quotations. Because of the bad weather no produce was brought to the city market. By the looks of things now it look like soon that we will have to have Ice prices on the Hst and cut out city market lot sales. Poultry dealers report quite a lively holiday trade especially on ducks and Beese.
Liberty Bonds Market Report from New York
Liberty bond prices and statuses shown for different issues in New York on December 25. Notes include 314s at 9, first convertible 4s at 3.10, second 4s at 0.3, first convertible 44s at 96.90, second convertible 41s at MESO, third 44s at 96.52, and fourth 4s at 4.80.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
Liberty Bond
Livestock market reports from St Louis Chicago and Kansas City
Hogs receipts 8800 at St Louis higher prices with butchers and bulk sales around 17.25 to 17.70. Cattle receipts 1100 steady with beef steers around 16 to 17.50 and calves 7.75 to 7.50. Sheep receipts none with lambs 14.25 to 14.59. Chicago hogs 30000 market fairly active 17.40 to 17.70. cattle receipts 5000 beef steers up about 25c. calves steady. East St Louis hogs mixed quoted 17.95 to 17.10. cattle steady. Kansas City hogs 2000 steady with strong packers bids. cattle 2000 prime fed steers around 18.4 to 24. sheep 1000 steady with lambs around 9 to 14. Years refer to Dec 25 listings across markets.
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St. Louis
Chingigo
Chicago
Kansas City
Dev
Stote
Amd Buteh
Strom
East ST. Louis
Dee
Fomrs
Laments Loss of Naval Honor for Crews of U Boats
London dispatch quotes Cologne Volks Zeitung condemning German crews who surrendered U nine and accepted 500 marks per man as compensation. The piece argues the act erodes German honor, printing venom toward sailors and noting Admiral Beatty’s refusal to accept the surrender as a noble gesture.
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London
Germany
England
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Beatty
Tractors Hurt Horse Market Says Dealers in St Louis
In St Louis the horse and mule market remains steady despite the war ending with no noticeable effect. An authority notes tractors are flooding the market with supply outweighing demand as war stock disperses. The industry sees the impact of tractor technology on prices and sales.
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ST. Louis
America
South
Chicago
Ely's Cream Balm Advertisement Relief Claim
An old advertisement promises rapid relief from nasal congestion with Ely's Cream Balm. It urges readers to buy a small bottle from their druggist and apply a little of the fragrant antiseptic cream in the nostrils to clear air passages and ease inflammation.
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Ely
Markets New York Steady Receipts and Prices Mixed
New York on December 25 reports mixed commodity pricing. Butter and eggs steady to higher in some grades, creamery butter around 16 to 16.5 cents, cheese steady with large receipts, poultry prices mostly unchanged. Chicago reports lower butter, higher eggs, and mixed potato and poultry notes. St Louis notes unchanged livestock and dairy prices.
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New York
Turkers Western
Tdve
St. Louis
Seed price report from Toledo Nebraska observed
Toledo Nebraska price notes show Clover seed prime cash and Dee and Jum at 26.40 with Feb and Mar 25.05. Alatke prime cash and Dee 10.66 in Mar 19.85. Timothy prime cash old and now 6.05, Dee 5.06 in Jan and 5.12 44 in Mar 6.25. A word to the foolish is always re sented.
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Toledo
Nec
Caah
Dee
Jum
Alatke
Timothy
Coblenz Merchants Grapple With Uncertain Future
The Associated Press reports Coblenz merchants feel unsafe to invest amid Germany’s unsettled future and labor questions. Business activity has fallen from 60 percent before the armistice to about 40 percent, with wages and hours drawing complaints. Mayen workers earn eight marks daily, while quarry and factory labor pay five, and female factory wages are lower. Labor shortages persist as soldiers return, affecting agricultural work and urban concentration.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Germany
Coblenz Bankers’ Association
National Assembly
Mayen
Drink Hot Water For Rosy Complexion Promising Internal Sanitation
An old advisory extols drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the digestive tract, purify the blood, and improve skin clarity. It claims benefits within one to two weeks for those with dull skin, headaches, or digestive issues, noting internal sanitation is more vital than external cleanliness.
Ambassador Sharp Leaves Paris for America
William G. Sharp American ambassador to France called on President Wilson to bid farewell before returning to Elyria Ohio due to a brother's severe illness. The story notes a separate proverb about jealousy as a bitter fruit.
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Starp
Paris
Wiliam G. Sharp
France
Wilson
America
Elyria
Ohio
Health claims from a physician offering a non-poison cure
A physician announces a non-poison drug system claiming wide success in chronic and acute diseases. He asserts his treatment for influenza prevents pneumonia and fatalities, notes limited local exposure to this system, and invites those in need to seek his services.
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BT. Louis
Peoria
Pronta
Knollenberry Milling Company
Luose
Timothy Nay
Timothy Luay
Alississippa
Bo & K
Quincy
Quincey
Loco Butchers
Anck Wrothers
Knolleids Company
Nberg Milling
Brian
Swift
East ST. Louts
Goth
Blanche Oitker
Leo
Treus
Lamson Bros
New York Money
Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
YG Druys
James E.bennett & C Grain
Rampshire
Sucrene
Mik
Knollenberg
Knollenberg Milling Co
8Th and
York
Quincy Railway Company
Gla
Franklin County
W. Riverside Coal Co
D. U. Frese
Atarre
G. W. Chapman
N. 4Th St
DR. Berry S. Henderson
Hampshire St
United Cigar Store
Quincy, IL
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